• Downside Protection is for Suckers? | Big Earnings Week | Percent of Time in Recessions | Bacon Egg & Cheese Inflation Index | Implied Volatility & Earnings

  • Jan 27 2025
  • Length: 39 mins
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Downside Protection is for Suckers? | Big Earnings Week | Percent of Time in Recessions | Bacon Egg & Cheese Inflation Index | Implied Volatility & Earnings

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  • Derek Moore previews Apple, Tesla, and Microsoft earnings by looking at the implied moves around earning by the options market. Plus, Bloomberg comes out with a new inflation gauge called The Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich index. Later, Derek talks about a new study which shows the percentage of time in recessions by decades. Oh, and reacting to a headline “hedging is for suckers” and why it’s wrong.

    Zero Hedge article headline “Downside Protection is for Suckers” reaction

    Percent of time in recessions

    Bacon Egg & Cheese Inflation Index from Bloomberg

    Implied volatility on major companies reporting earnings TSLA, MSFT, and AAPL

    How to easily calculate the options market implied 1-day 1-standard deviation move

    Why implied volatility moves higher pre-earnings

    Cost of a options Straddle trade around earnings

    Risks of a straddle trade both buying and selling the straddle

    Mentioned in this Episode

    Derek Moore’s book Broken Pie Chart https://amzn.to/3S8ADNT

    Jay Pestrichelli’s book Buy and Hedge https://amzn.to/3jQYgMt

    Derek’s book on public speaking Effortless Public Speaking https://amzn.to/3hL1Mag

    Contact Derek derek.moore@zegainvestments.com
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